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Dated: April 9, 2007. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E7–7058 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Office of Justice Programs 

[OMB Number 1121–0166] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Collection: Comments 

Requested 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Extension of 

a currently approved collection. Bureau 

of Justice Assistance Application Form: 

Public Safety Officers Disability 

Benefits. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed collection information is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register Volume 72, Number 32, pages 

7677–7678 on February 16, 2007, 

allowing for a 60 day comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comment until May 14, 2007. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice, especially the estimated public 

burden and associated response time, 

should be directed to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention Department of Justice Desk 

Officer, Washington, DC 20503. 

Additionally, comments may be 

submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 

395–5806. Comments may also be 

submitted to M. Pressley, Bureau of 

Justice Assistance, Office of Justice 

Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 

810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20531 via facsimile to (202) 305–1367. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of this information 

collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Public Safety Officers Disability 

Benefits. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: OJP FORM 3650/7 Public 

Safety Officers Disability Benefits. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: 

Primary: Dependents of public safety 

officers who were killed or permanently 

and totally disabled in the line of duty. 

Abstract: The Public Safety Officers’

Benefits Act of 1976 (PSOB), 42 U.S.C. 

3796, authorizes the Bureau of Justice 

Assistance, Office of Justice Programs to 

pay a benefit to claimant public safety 

officers found to have been permanently 

and totally disabled as the direct result 

of a catastrophic line of duty injury 

sustained on or after November 29, 

1990. 

Others: None. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

needed for an average respondent to 

respond is as follows: It is estimated that 

no more than 75 respondents will apply 

a year. Each application takes 

approximately 120 minutes to complete. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: Total Annual Reporting 

Burden: 75 × 120 minutes per 

application = 9,000 minutes/by 60 

minutes per hour = 150 hours. 

If additional information is required, 

please contact, Lynn Bryant, Clearance 

Officer, United States Department of 

Justice, Justice Management Division, 

Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 

Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: April 10, 2007. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E7–7083 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration 

Program (HVRP) National Technical 

Assistance Center Cooperative 

Agreement(s) for Program Year (PY) 

2007 Solicitation for Cooperative 

Agreement(s) Solicitation #07–08 

Period of Performance is PY 2007, July 

1, 2007 Through June 30, 2008 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

DATES: Applications are due on May 14, 

2007. 

SUMMARY: (Applicants For a Cooperative 

Agreement Should Read This Notice In 

Its Entirety): The U.S. Department of 

Labor (USDOL), Veterans’ Employment 

and Training Service (VETS), announces 

a cooperative agreement competition 

under 38 U.S.C. Section 2021, as added 

by Section 5 of Public Law 107–95, the 

Homeless Veterans Comprehensive 

Assistance Act of 2001 (HVCAA). 

Section 2021 authorizes programs to 

expedite the reintegration of homeless 

veterans into the labor force. 

In order to assist the USDOL–VETS in 

carrying out 38 U.S.C. 2021, it is 

announcing the availability of funds for 

a cooperative agreement to assist in 

developing a National Technical 

Assistance Center (NTAC) for the 

Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration 

Program (HVRP). The primary objective 

of the HVRP NTAC will be to provide 

general technical assistance on veterans’

homelessness programs and issues to 

existing HVRP grantees (approximately 

80 grantees nationwide), potential 

HVRP applicants, employers, Veterans 

Service Organizations, Federal, State, 

and local agency partners, non-profit 

organizations (including faith-based and 

community organizations), the general 

public, and other interested 

stakeholders. Successful applicant(s) 

will assist USDOL–VETS by providing 

general technical assistance and 

guidance to eligible HVRP entities 

relating to assistance for homeless 


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veterans under the HVRP and related 

programs that assist homeless veterans. 

Applicants will also be responsible 

for developing, conducting, and 

documenting extensive outreach efforts 

to national, state, and local employers to 

increase their awareness of HVRP and 

its objectives in order to increase job 

opportunities for homeless veterans. 

Applicants will also be responsible for 

assisting USDOL–VETS by contacting 

current HVRP grantees in order to 

extract, document, and share at least 20 

best HVRP practices with other HVRP 

grantees and potential applicants. 

Finally, applicants will assist USDOL–

VETS by conducting general research 

and studies as determined by USDOL–

VETS. 

Entities that are interested in assisting 

USDOL–VETS in providing technical 

assistance are to be aware that 

historically the HVRP annually receives 

thousands of nationwide inquiries via 

telephone, written correspondence, and 

e-mail concerning homeless veterans 

and HVRP in general. The awardee(s) 

will be responsible for answering 100 

percent of these technical assistance 

inquiries. 

Applicants are to be aware of and 

assist USDOL–VETS and their grantees 

in implementing the HVRP objectives: 

(1) To provide services to assist in 

reintegrating homeless veterans into 

meaningful employment within the 

labor force, and (2) to stimulate the 

development of effective service 

delivery systems that will address the 

complex problems facing homeless 

veterans. 

Under this solicitation for cooperative 

agreement(s) covering Program Year 

(PY) 2007, VETS anticipates that up to 

$500,000 will be available for a 

cooperative agreement award(s) up to a 

maximum total award of $500,000. 

Depending on the quality and content of 

the applications received, USDOL–

VETS expects to award one (1) to (2) 

cooperative agreements. This notice 

contains all of the necessary information 

and forms to apply for funding. The 

period of performance for this PY 2007 

cooperative agreement(s) will be July 1, 

2007 through June 30, 2008. Two (2) 

optional years of additional funding 

may be available, depending upon 

Congressional appropriations, the 

agency’s decision to exercise the 

optional year(s) of funding, and 

awardee(s) satisfactory technical and 

financial performance. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The U.S. Department of Labor 

(USDOL), Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS), announces a 

cooperative agreement competition 

under 38 U.S.C. Section 2021, as added 

by Section 5 of Public Law 107–95, the 

Homeless Veterans Comprehensive 

Assistance Act of 2001 (HVCAA). 

Section 2021 authorizes programs to 

expedite the reintegration of homeless 

veterans into the labor force. In order to 

assist the USDOL–VETS in carrying out 

38 U.S.C. 2021, it is announcing the 

availability of funds for a cooperative 

agreement to assist in developing a 

National Technical Assistance Center 

(NTAC) for the Homeless Veterans’

Reintegration Program (HVRP). The 

HVRP NTAC primary objective will to 

provide general technical assistance and 

guidance to existing HVRP grantees 

(approximately 80 grantees nationwide), 

potential HVRP applicants, employers, 

Veterans Service Organizations, Federal, 

State, and local agency partners, nonprofit organizations (including faithbased and community organizations), 

the general public, and other interested 

stakeholders seeking information on 

veterans’ homelessness programs, 

issues, concerns, and referrals for 

additional information and assistance. 

This USDOL–VETS cooperative 

agreement(s) anticipates substantial 

involvement between USDOL–VETS 

and the awardee(s) during the 

performance of this project. 

Involvement will include collaboration 

and participation by USDOL–VETS in 

the overall direction of the project 

throughout the period of the award(s). 

The USDOL–VETS will provide 

expertise and guidance in decisions 

involving strategic planning (including 

development of a proactive plan to 

deliver technical assistance to existing 

HVRP grantees), allocation of resources, 

key personnel decisions, development 

and revision of public information 

materials, and analysis and 

implementation of evaluation findings. 

1. Program Concept and Emphasis 

In order to increase the quality and 

quantity of HVRP applications received, 

U.S. DOL–VETS will provide successful 

applicant(s) with general guidelines on 

how to gather and electronically 

disseminate technical assistance and 

guidance to eligible HVRP entities. In 

order to assist and increase capacity 

building of existing HVRP grantees, 

successful applicant(s) will be 

responsible for instructing and assisting 

current HVRP grantees on identifying 

additional funding resources for similar 

and/or complimentary homeless 

veterans programs. 

Guidance will be provided to 

successful awardee(s) as they assist 

USDOL–VETS by developing, 

conducting, and documenting extensive 

outreach efforts to national, state, and 

local employers to increase their 

awareness of HVRP and its objectives in 

order to potentially increase job 

opportunities for homeless veterans. 

Guidance will be provided to 

successful awardee(s) as they assist 

USDOL–VETS by interviewing current 

HVRP grantees (via face-to-face, 

telephone, written correspondence, or email communications) in order to 

extract, document, publish, and share 

their best practices with other HVRP 

grantees and potential HVRP grantees. 

Entities that are interested in assisting 

USDOL–VETS in providing technical 

assistance are to be aware that 

historically the HVRP receives several 

thousand nationwide inquiries yearly 

via telephone, written correspondence, 

and e-mail concerning homeless 

veterans and HVRP in general. The 

awardee(s) will be responsible for 

answering 100 percent of these 

technical assistance inquiries. 

In order to provide timely information 

and updates, it is recommended that 

successful applicant(s) have an Internetbased Web site (or develop a website 

within 30 calendar days of receiving an 

award) with clearly stated information 

relative to homelessness, veterans, and 

homeless veterans’ issues, concerns. 

Successful applicant(s) will plan to 

gather and electronically disseminate 

technical assistance information 

through this Web site and identify 

additional resources for assistance that 

can be readily assessed by current HVRP 

grantees, potential applicants, Veterans 

Service Organizations, non-profit 

organizations (including faith-based and 

community organizations), Federal, 

State, and local agency partners, the 

general public, and other interested 

stakeholders. USDOL–VETS will 

provide suggestions and guidance to the 

awardee(s) the structure and content of 

the website and will seek authorization 

to link to the successful awardee(s) 

webpage directly from the USDOL–

VETS Web page at http://www.dol.gov/ 

vets as a resource for HVRP technical 

assistance purposes. 

Applicants are to assist USDOL–VETS 

in implementing the HVRP objectives: 

(1) To provide services to assist in 

reintegrating homeless veterans into 

meaningful employment within the 

labor force, and (2) to stimulate the 

development of effective service 

delivery systems addressing the 

complex problems facing homeless 

veterans. 

2. Scope and Program Design 

Successful applicants will assist U.S. 

DOL–VETS in improving the awareness 

of HVRP and increasing the quality of 

the general technical assistance 


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provided to existing HVRP grantees. 

Successful applicants will assist U.S. 

DOL–VETS in providing outreach to 

national, state, and local employers for 

the purpose of increasing employer 

awareness of the HVRP and its 

objectives in order to increase job 

opportunities for homeless veterans. 

Successful applicants will assist 

USDOL–VETS by interviewing existing 

HVRP grantees in an effort to extract at 

least twenty (20) HVRP best practices 

and summarize their efforts in Word or 

WordPerfect format to be accessible at 

both the applicants and the U.S. DOLVETS Web sites. 

Successful applicant(s) must plan to 

support the travel and associated costs 

of sending at least one (1) representative 

to periodic meetings with USDOL–

VETS staff in Washington, DC (at least 

twice per year). Successful applicant(s) 

will assist U.S. DOL–VETS by planning 

to attend and provide general HVRP 

information at conference(s) sponsored 

by the USDOL–VETS and other USDOL 

agency partners such as the 

Employment and Training 

Administration, the Office of Disability 

Employment Policy, Office of FaithBased and Community Initiatives, and 

other federal agency partners such as 

the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, and Department of Health 

and Human Services, and various other 

social service provider organizations 

that target similar grantees that provide 

services to homeless persons, veterans, 

and homeless veterans. 

II. Award Information 

1. Type of Funding Instrument 

Successful applicant(s) will be 

granted a one (1) year cooperative 

agreement award with optional funding 

for an additional two (2) years 

depending on successful performance 

and the availability of funds. 

Note: Selection of an organization as an 

awardee(s) does not constitute final approval 

of the application and budget as submitted. 

Before or shortly after the actual cooperative 

agreement is awarded, USDOL may enter into 

negotiations about such items as program 

components, staffing, and funding levels, and 

administrative systems in place to support 

the cooperative agreement implementation. If 

the negotiations do not result in a mutually 

acceptable submission, the Grant Officer 

reserves the right to terminate the negotiation 

and decline to fund the application or 

terminate the award. 

2. Funding Levels: The total funding 

available for this Cooperative 

Agreement(s) to assist USDOL–VETS in 

developing a National Technical 

Assistance Center for HVRP purposes is 

up to $500,000. Depending on the 

quality and content of the applications 

received, it is anticipated that one (1) or 

two (2) awards will be made under this 

solicitation. Awards are expected to 

range from $75,000 to a maximum of 

$500,000. The Department of Labor 

reserves the right to negotiate the 

amounts to be awarded under this 

competition. Please be advised that 

proposals will be evaluated in part on 

cost/value and that requests exceeding 

$500,000 will be considered nonresponsive and will not be evaluated. If 

there are any residual programmatic 

funds, the Department of Labor reserves 

the right to select for funding the next 

highest scoring applicant(s) on the 

competitive list developed for this 

solicitation up to one (1) year after the 

initial performance period begins or 

June 30, 2008. 

3. Period of Performance: The period 

of performance will be for the twelve 

(12) month period of July 1, 2007 to 

June 30, 2008, unless modified in 

writing by the Grant Officer. It is 

expected that successful applicant(s) 

will begin program operations under 

this solicitation on July 1, 2007. All 

program funds must be obligated by 

June 30, 2008; a limited amount of 

funds may be obligated and reserved for 

any follow-up activities and closeout. 

4. Optional Year Funding: Should 

Congress appropriate additional funds 

for HVRP purposes, VETS may consider 

up to two (2) additional years of 

optional funding. The Government does 

not, however, guarantee optional year 

funding for any awardee(s). In deciding 

whether to exercise any optional year(s) 

of funding, VETS will consider 

awardee(s) performance during the 

previous period of operations as 

follows: 

A. The awardee(s) will be responsible 

for providing timely responses (within 5 

working days) to at least 85% of all the 

technical assistance inquiries received 

and within 10 working days for the 

remaining 15% of inquiries received. 

B. The awardee(s) must have 

complied with all terms identified in 

the Solicitation for Cooperative 

Agreement(s), award document, and 

General and Special Provisions; and 

C. All program and fiscal reports must 

have been submitted to the Grant Officer 

Technical Representative by the 

established due dates and the 

awardee(s) must verify these reports for 

accuracy purposes. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Applications 

for funds will be accepted from nonprofit organizations, including faithbased and community organizations. 

• If claiming 501(c)(3) status, the 

Internal Revenue Service statement 

indicating 501(c)(3) status approval 

must be submitted. 

• However, entities organized under 

Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 

Revenue Code are not eligible to receive 

funds under this announcement. 

Section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–65, 109 

Stat. 691 (2 U.S.C. 1611) prohibits 

instituting an award, grant, or loan of 

federal funds to 501(c)(4) entities that 

engage in lobbying. 

2. Cost Sharing: Cost sharing and 

matching funds are not required. 

3. Other Eligibility Criteria 

Legal rules pertaining to inherently 

religious activities by organization that 

receive Federal Financial Assistance. 

Neutral, non-religious criteria that 

neither favor nor disfavor religion will 

be employed in the selection of award 

recipient(s) and must be employed by 

awardee(s). The government is generally 

prohibited from providing direct 

financial assistance for inherently 

religious activities. These award funds 

may not be used for religious 

instruction, worship, prayer, 

proselytizing or their inherently 

religious activities. In this context, the 

term direct financial assistance means 

financial assistance that is provided 

directly by a government entity or an 

intermediate organization, as opposed to 

financial assistance that an organization 

receives as the result of the genuine and 

independent private choice of a 

beneficiary. In other contexts, the term 

‘‘direct’’ financial assistance may be 

used to refer to financial assistance that 

an organization receives directly from 

the Federal government (also known as 

‘‘discretionary’’ assistance), as opposed 

to assistance that it receives from a State 

or local government (also known as 

‘‘indirect’’ or ‘‘block’’ grant assistance). 

The term ‘‘direct’’ has the former 

meaning throughout this paragraph. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request an Application 

and Amendments: This Solicitation for 

Cooperative Agreement(s), together with 

its attachments, includes all the 

information needed to apply. Additional 

application packages and amendments 

to this solicitation may be obtained from 

the VETS Web site address at http:// 

www.dol.gov/vets, the Federal Grant 

Opportunities Web site address at 

http://www.grants.gov, and from the 

Federal Register Web site address at 

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ 

index.html. The Federal Register may 

also be obtained from your nearest 


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government office or library. Additional 

copies of the standard forms can be 

downloaded from: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

grants_forms.html. 

All applications must be addressed to: 

Department of Labor, Procurement 

Services Center, Attention: Cassandra 

Mitchell, Reference Solicitation #07–08, 

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 

S–4307, Washington, DC 20210, Phone 

Number: (202) 693–4570 (this is not a 

toll-free number). 

• Applicants are encouraged to apply 

online at www.grants.gov. Applicants 

submitting proposals online are 

requested to refrain from mailing a hard 

copy application as well. It is strongly 

recommended that applicants using 

www.grants.gov immediately initiate 

and complete the ‘‘Get Started’’

registration steps at http:// 

www.grants.gov/GetStarted. These steps 

may take multiple days to complete, and 

this time should be factored into plans 

for electronic submission in order to 

avoid facing unexpected delays that 

could result in the rejection of an 

application. If submitting electronically 

through www.grants.gov it would be 

appreciated if the application submitted 

is saved as .doc, .pdf, or .txt files. 

• Except as provided in Section IV.3., 

any application received after the 

deadline will be considered as nonresponsive and will not be evaluated. 

2. Content and Form of Application: 

The application must include the name, 

address, telephone number, fax number, 

and e-mail address (if applicable) of a 

key contact person at the applicant’s 

organization in case questions should 

arise. To be considered responsive to 

this solicitation the application must 

consist of three (3) separate and distinct 

sections: the Executive Summary, the 

Technical Proposal, and the Cost 

Proposal. The information provided in 

these three (3) sections is essential to 

demonstrate an understanding of the 

programmatic and fiscal contents of the 

cooperative agreement proposal(s). 

A complete application packages 

must not exceed 50 single-sided pages 

(81⁄2′′ × 11′′), double-spaced, 12-point 

font, typed pages (all attachments are 

included in the 50 page maximum). Any 

pages over the 50-page limit will not be 

read or evaluated. Major sections and 

sub-sections of the application must be 

divided and clearly identified (e.g. with 

tab dividers), and all pages must be 

numbered. To be considered responsive, 

cooperative agreement applications 

must include: 

• An original, blue ink-signed, and 

two (2) copies of the cover letter. 

• An original and two (2) copies of 

the Executive Summary (see below). 

• An original and two (2) copies of 

the Technical Proposal [see below] 

• An original and two (2) copies of 

the Cost Proposal (see below) that 

includes an original, blue ink-signed, 

Application for Federal Assistance, SF–

424 (Appendix A), a Budget Narrative, 

Budget Information Sheet SF–424A 

(Appendix B), an original, blue inksigned, Assurances and Certifications 

Signature Page (Appendix C), a Direct 

Cost Description for Applicants and 

Sub-applicants (Appendix E), a 

completed Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants (Appendix 

F), and the applicant’s specific financial 

and/or audit statement dated within the 

last 18 months (audit and financial 

statements do not count towards the 50 

page limitation). 

A. Section 1—Executive Summary: A 

one to two page ‘‘Executive Summary’’

reflecting the applicant’s proposed 

overall strategy, timeline, and outcomes 

to be achieved in their cooperative 

agreement proposal is required. The 

Executive Summary should include: 

• An overview of the applicant’s 

proposed plan to assist U.S. DOL–VETS 

in implementing a nation-wide 

technical assistance strategy and 

employer outreach effort, program 

design, process, methods, and proposed 

projects in providing technical 

assistance and information to various 

entities. 

• The applicant’s experience in 

providing technical assistance and 

guidance on a nation-wide basis to 

assist homeless veterans or a similar 

group of persons. 

• Describe the measures of success for 

the plan. A summary of anticipated 

outcomes, goals, number of technical 

assistance responses provided, outreach 

methods, number of employers 

provided HVRP information, customers 

served, cost effectiveness, resultsoriented model, benefits, and value 

added by the project. 

B. Section 2—Technical Proposal 

must not exceed 15 pages of singlesided 12-pitch font and one inch left, 

right, top, and bottom margins and does 

count towards the 50 page maximum. 

Required Content: Applicants must be 

responsive to the Rating Criteria 

contained in Section V(1) and address 

all of the rating factors as thoroughly as 

possible in the narrative in order to be 

found technically acceptable under this 

solicitation. The technical proposal 

consists of a narrative proposal that 

demonstrates and describes the 

methodologies used in assisting U.S. 

DOL–VETS in implementing and 

managing technical assistance provided 

for HVRP purposes; in extracting, 

gathering, documenting, and publicizing 

twenty (20) HVRP grantee best practices; 

in assisting USDOL–VETS by 

developing and implementing a nationwide employer outreach component to 

inform employers about HVRP in order 

to increase employment opportunities 

for homeless veterans. Applicants will 

indicate their availability and capability 

to assisting USDOL–VETS by 

conducting general research and studies 

as determined by USDOL–VETS. 

The applicant(s) must describe: 

Organizational capability to provide 

required program activities including: 

key staff skills, experience, biographies, 

history, knowledge, qualifications, and 

capabilities; office locations, and 

organizational chart providing similar 

information. It is preferred that the 

awardee(s) be a well-established social 

service provider to veterans, homeless 

individuals, homeless veterans, or other 

similar type participants and not in the 

initial start-up phase or process. The 

applicant’s relevant current and prior 

experience (within the last three-year 

period) in operating technical assistance 

grants, cooperative agreements, and/or 

contracts is to be clearly described, if 

applicable. 

Measures of Success—Applicants 

must describe the measures of success 

for the proposed plan. Applicants must 

describe their proposed outcomes, goals, 

number served, result-oriented model, 

feedback mechanism, performance 

accountability, evaluation and 

improvement, and the proposed system 

to monitor the implementation of 

program activities and achievement of 

stated project objectives. 

C. Section 3—The Cost Proposal must 

contain the following: Applicants can 

expect that the cost proposal will be 

reviewed to ensure that the costs 

proposed are allocable, allowable, and 

reasonable. The cost proposal must 

contain: 

(1) Standard Form SF–424, 

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance’’

(with the original signed in blue-ink) 

(Appendix A) must be completed; 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance number for this program is 

17.805 and it must be entered on the 

SF–424, in Block 11. 

The organizational unit section of 

Block 8 of the SF–424 must contain the 

Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) of 

the applicant. Beginning October 1, 

2003, all applicants for Federal funding 

opportunities are required to include a 

DUNS number with their application. 

See OMB Notice of Final Policy 

Issuance, 68 FR 38402 (June 27, 2003). 

Applicants’ DUNS number is to be 

entered into Block 8 of SF–424. The 

DUNS number is a nine-digit 

identification number that uniquely 


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identifies business entities. There is no 

charge for obtaining a DUNS number. 

To obtain a DUNS number call 1–866–

705–5711 or access the following Web 

site: 

http://www.dunandbradstreet.com/. 

Requests for exemption from the DUNS 

number requirement must be made to 

the Office of Management and Budget. 

If no DUNS number is provided then the 

application will be considered nonresponsive. (2) Standard Form SF–424A ‘‘Budget 

Information Sheet’’ (Appendix B) must 

be included; 

(3) As an attachment to SF–424A, the 

applicant must provide a detailed cost 

breakout of each line item on the Budget 

Information Sheet. Please label this page 

or pages the ‘‘Budget Narrative’’ and 

ensure that costs reported on the SF–

424A correspond accurately with the 

Budget Narrative; The Budget Narrative must include, at 

a minimum: • Personnel Costs—Applicants must 

provide a breakout of all personnel costs 

by position, title, annual salary rates, 

and percent of time of each position to 

be devoted to the proposed project by 

completing the ‘‘Direct Cost 

Descriptions for Applicants and SubApplicants’’ form (Appendix E); • Fringe Benefits—Applicants must 

provide an explanation and breakout of 

fringe benefit rates and associated 

charges that exceed 35% of salaries and 

wages; • Explanation of Costs and 

Methodologies—Applicants must 

provide an explanation of the purpose 

and composition of, and methodology 

used to derive the costs of each of the 

following: Personnel costs, fringe 

benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, 

contracts, and any other costs. The 

applicant must include costs of any 

required travel described in this 

Solicitation. Planned travel 

expenditures may not exceed 20% of 

the total HVRP funds requested. Mileage 

charges may not exceed 48.5 cents per 

mile or the current Federal rate; • Equipment Purchases—Applicants 

must provide a description/specification 

of, and justification for, equipment 

purchases, if any. Tangible, nonexpendable, personal property having a 

useful life of more than one year and a 

unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more 

per unit must be specifically identified. • Other Funds—Applicants must 

describe other funding sources to 

include matching funds, leveraged 

funds, and in-kind services. Matching 

funds are not required for this HVRP–

NTAC cooperative agreement(s). When 

resources such as matching funds, 

leveraged funds, and/or the value of inkind contributions are made available, 

please describe in Section B of the 

Budget Information Sheet. (4) A completed Assurance and 

Certification signature page (Appendix 

C) (signed in blue ink) must be 

submitted; 

(5) A completed Direct Cost 

Descriptions for Applicants and SubApplicants (Appendix D) must be 

submitted; 

(6) All applicants must submit 

evidence of satisfactory financial 

management capability, which must 

include recent (within the last 18 

months) program-specific financial and/ 

or audit statements (does not count 

towards the 50 page limitation). All 

successful awardee(s) are required to 

utilize Generally Accepted Accounting 

Practices (GAAP), maintain a separate 

accounting for these cooperative 

agreement funds, and have a checking 

account; 

(7) All applicants must include, as a 

separate appendix, a list of all 

employment and training related 

government grants, cooperative 

agreements, and contracts that they have 

had in the past three (3) years, including 

grant/contract officer contact 

information. VETS reserves the right to 

have a USDOL representative review 

and verify this data; (8) A completed Survey on Ensuring 

Equal Opportunity for Applicants 

(Appendix F) must be provided. 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

(Acceptable Methods of Submission): 

Application packages must be received 

at the designated place by the date and 

time specified or it will not be 

considered. Any application received at 

the Office of Procurement Services after 

5 p.m. ET, May 14, 2007, will not be 

considered unless it is received before 

the award is made and: • It is determined by the Government 

that the late receipt was due solely to 

mishandling by the Government after 

receipt at the U.S. Department of Labor 

at the address indicated; or • It was sent by registered or certified 

mail not later than the fifth calendar day 

before May 14, 2007; or • It was sent by U.S. Postal Service 

Express Mail Next Day Service—Post 

Office to Addressee, not later than 5 

p.m. at the place of mailing two (2) 

working days, excluding weekends and 

Federal holidays, prior to May 14, 2007. The only acceptable evidence to 

establish the date of mailing of a late 

application sent by registered or 

certified mail is the U.S. Postal Service 

postmark on the envelope or wrapper 

and on the original receipt from the U.S. 

Postal Service. If the postmark is not 

legible, an application received after the 

above closing time and date will be 

processed as if mailed late. ‘‘Postmark’’

means a printed, stamped or otherwise 

placed impression (not a postage meter 

machine impression) that is readily 

identifiable without further action as 

having been applied and affixed by an 

employee of the U.S. Postal Service on 

the date of mailing. Therefore applicants 

should request that the postal clerk 

place a legible hand cancellation 

‘‘bull’s-eye’’ postmark on both the 

receipt and the envelope or wrapper. 

Applications cannot be accepted by email or facsimile machine. 

The only acceptable evidence to 

establish the date of mailing of a late 

application sent by U.S. Postal Service 

Express Mail Next Day Service—Post 

Office to Addressee is the date entered 

by the Post Office clerk on the ‘‘Express 

Mail Next Day Service—Post Office to 

Addressee’’ label and the postmark on 

the envelope or wrapper and on the 

original receipt from the U.S. Postal 

Service. ‘‘Postmark’’ has the same 

meaning as defined above. Therefore, 

applicants should request that the postal 

clerk place a legible hand cancellation 

‘‘bull’s-eye’’ postmark on both the 

receipt and the envelope or wrapper. 

The only acceptable evidence to 

establish the time of receipt at the U.S. 

Department of Labor is the date/time 

stamp of the Procurement Services 

Center on the application wrapper or 

other documentary evidence or receipt 

maintained by that office. Applications 

sent by other delivery services, such as 

Federal Express, UPS, etc., will also be 

accepted. 

All applicants are advised that U.S. 

mail delivery in the Washington, DC 

area has been erratic due to security 

concerns. All applicants must take this 

into consideration when preparing to 

meet the application deadline, as you 

assume the risk for ensuring a timely 

submission, that is, if, because of these 

mail problems, the Department does not 

receive an application or receives it too 

late to give proper consideration, even 

if it was timely mailed, the Department 

is not required to consider the 

application. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: Not 

Applicable. 

5. Funding Restrictions: 

A. Proposals exceeding $500,000 will 

be considered non-responsive and will 

not be evaluated. 

B. Pre-award costs will not be 

reimbursed unless specifically agreed 

upon in writing by the Department of 

Labor. 

C. Entities described in Section 

501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code 

that engage in lobbying activities are not 

eligible to receive funds under this 

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the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 

Public Law No. 104–65, 109 Stat. 691, 

prohibits the award of Federal funds to 

these entities. 

D. Limitations on Administrative and 

Indirect Costs 

• Administrative costs, which consist 

of all direct and indirect costs 

associated with the supervision and 

management of the program, are limited 

to and may not exceed 20% of the total 

cooperative agreement award. Indirect 

costs claimed by the applicant must be 

based on a federally approved rate. A 

copy of the current negotiated approved 

and signed indirect cost negotiation 

agreement must be submitted with the 

application. Furthermore, indirect costs 

are considered a part of administrative 

costs for HVRP purposes and, therefore, 

may not exceed 20% of the total 

cooperative agreement award. If the 

applicant does not presently have an 

approved indirect cost rate, a proposed 

rate with justification may be submitted. 

Successful applicants will be required 

to negotiate an acceptable and allowable 

rate within 90 days of cooperative 

agreement award with the appropriate 

USDOL Regional Office of Cost 

Determination or with the applicant’s 

cognizant agency for indirect cost rates 

(See Office of Management and Budget 

Web site at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

omb/grants/attach.html. 

V. Application Review Information 

Cooperative Agreement applications 

will be evaluated on the applicant’s 

capability to perform the work, 

technical approach, individual staff 

experience and qualifications, and 

applicant’s past performance as 

described below in Section V.1. Based 

on these evaluations, a Competitive 

Range consisting of the most highly 

rated proposals will be established. 

Applicants are advised that the Grant 

Officer will make the selection of 

award(s) for a cooperative agreement 

after a careful evaluation of the 

proposals by a panel of evaluators 

chosen by USDOL–VETS and the Grant 

Officer. Each panelist will evaluate the 

proposals for technical acceptability 

using a range of scores assigned to each 

factor as described below in Section V.1. 

The scores for each area in Section V.I. 

below will then be added and ranked in 

numerical order. The grant review panel 

will score each applicant’s proposal 

based on the grant applicant’s responses 

to the overall requirements as outlined 

in this Solicitation for Cooperative 

Agreement(s) and the selection criteria 

in Section V.I., and recommend a 

proposal(s) based on the highest score. 

1. Application Evaluation Criteria: 

Applications may receive up to 100 total 

points based on the following criteria: 

A. Applicant’s Overall Plan and 

Capability to assist USDOL–VETS by 

developing and maintaining a HVRP 

National Technical Assistance Center 

under a Cooperative Agreement (30 

points) 

The Government will evaluate each 

applicant’s overall plan and capability 

to assist USDOL–VETS by developing 

and maintaining a HVRP National 

Technical Assistance Center on the 

basis of its proposed strategy for 

providing technical assistance on a 

nation-wide or similar basis. In making 

this evaluation, the government will 

consider an applicant’s: (1) Knowledge 

of the content of the work in terms of 

constituent activities, their inputs and 

outputs, and their interrelationships and 

interdependencies; (2) recognition of the 

appropriate sequence and realistic 

duration of the work activities; (3) 

knowledge of the appropriate types of 

resources required to perform the work 

activities; (4) familiarity with the 

difficulties, uncertainties, and risks 

associated with the work; and (5) 

knowledge of the personnel 

qualifications necessary to the 

performance of the work. 

B. Technical Approach (25 points). 

The applicant’s technical approach 

should reflect a clear understanding of 

the HVRP program and innovative 

approaches in assisting the USDOL–

VETS in successful accomplishment of 

all phases of this Solicitation for 

Cooperative Agreement(s), specifically, 

operational plan, design, 

implementation, project management 

and monitoring, and reporting. The 

applicant should demonstrate a clear 

understanding of each phase, task, and 

subtask. 

The Government will evaluate the 

applicant’s knowledge and ability, 

based upon a clear understanding and 

articulation of the components of the 

HVRP, to assist U.S. DOL–VETS in 

promoting awareness of the HVRP in a 

positive, knowledgeable manner to 

other social service providers, local, 

state, and national employers, as well as 

to the general public. Applicants must 

provide a description of approaches 

(with examples) that the applicant 

would use in assisting U.S. DOL–VETS 

in developing and implementing a 

National Technical Assistance Center 

for HVRP purposes. The applicant must 

demonstrate active communications and 

strong relationships with other 

organizations providing services to 

veterans and homeless veterans or other 

similar type group of persons. 

The Government will review the 

following factors: 

• The applicant’s proposed work plan 

addresses all of the tasks and subtasks 

listed in this Solicitation for 

Cooperative Agreement(s). 

• The applicant’s proposed 

sequencing, scheduling, and timely 

completion of tasks/subtasks by phases 

demonstrates an understanding of the 

objectives and the applicant’s critical 

role in assisting the government in 

implementation of the HVRP objectives. 

• The applicants’ understanding of its 

role in assisting USDOL–VETS in 

providing general technical assistance 

and guidance to HVRP grantees, 

potential applicants, Veterans Service 

Organizations, non-profit organizations 

(including faith-based and community 

organizations), other federal agencies, 

the general public, and other interested 

stakeholders. 

• The applicant’s understanding of its 

role in relation to parties other than 

USDOL–VETS federal and contractor 

staff, i.e., employers, organizations that 

support veterans, State Workforce 

Agencies, the Disabled Veterans’

Outreach Program and Local Veterans’

Employment Representative staff, 

Workforce Development programs, and 

other USDOL–VETS contractors and 

consultants. 

C. Individual Staff Experience and 

Qualifications (25 points). 

This section of the proposal must 

provide sufficient information to judge 

the quality and competence of staff 

proposed to assist USDOL–VETS in 

developing and maintaining the 

National Technical Assistance Center 

for HVRP purposes and to assure that it 

meets the required qualifications. 

Successful applicants will have staff 

that already possess (or are capable of 

acquiring within a short time period) 

knowledge of homeless veterans, the 

HVRP program, and other related 

programs for veterans and homeless 

veterans (such as: The Department of 

Veterans Affairs Grants and Per Diem 

Programs, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development grant programs and 

their Continuums of Care, Stand Down 

Events, etc.). The proposal must include 

the current employment status of 

personnel proposed to work under this 

cooperative agreement, i.e., whether 

these personnel are currently employed 

by the applicant or whether their 

employment is dependent upon award 

and planned recruitment. 

The Government, in its evaluation of 

the applicant’s proposal, will place 

considerable emphasis on the 

applicant’s commitment of personnel 

qualified for the work involved in 

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Accordingly, the following information 

must be furnished: 

1. The names of the proposed Project 

Director and other staff to be assigned 

under this Cooperative Agreement; 

2. A resume for all professional 

personnel which must include the 

individual’s current employment status 

and previous work experience, 

including position title, dates in 

position, duties performed, employing 

organization, education, and training. 

D. Applicant’s Past Performance (20 

Points). 

Successful applicants must describe 

their past experience in providing 

technical assistance on a nation-wide 

basis (or similar basis) concerning the 

homeless veteran population, the HVRP 

program, Stand Down Events, and/or 

other similar type programs for veterans 

and homeless veterans or other similar 

type persons. Applicants must describe 

their role, duties, and responsibilities 

and to what extent they were involved 

in providing technical assistance on a 

nation-wide (or similar basis) on 

programs for veterans, homeless 

veterans, or other similar type persons. 

The application review panel and the 

Grant Officer will determine the 

relevance and extent of past 

performance information provided by 

each applicant. 

2. Review and Selection Process 

Applications will be reviewed by a 

Department of Labor application review 

panel using the point scoring system 

specified above in Section V(1). The 

application review panel will assign a 

score after objectively and carefully 

evaluating each responsive application 

and all responsive applications will be 

ranked based on this score. The ranking 

will be the primary means of identifying 

applicants as potential awardee(s). The 

application review panel will establish 

a competitive range, based upon the 

proposal evaluation, for the purpose of 

selecting qualified applicants. For this 

solicitation, the minimum acceptable 

score for consideration is 70, but the 

competitive range may be set higher. 

The Grant Officer will make a final 

selection based on the application 

review panel findings and application 

scores. The application review panel’s 

findings and recommendations are 

solely advisory in nature and not 

binding on the Grant Officer. 

A cost realism analysis will be 

performed by the application review 

panel. The purpose of this analysis is to 

screen all applicant cost proposals to 

ensure expenses are allocable, 

allowable, and reasonable. 

Determinations of allowable costs will 

be made in accordance with the 

applicable Federal cost principles, e.g., 

Non-Profit Organizations—OMB 

Circular A–122. Unallowable costs are 

those charges to an award that a grantor 

agency or its representatives determine 

are not to be allowed in accordance with 

the applicable Federal Cost Principles or 

other conditions contained in the 

cooperative agreement award. If the 

application review panel concludes that 

the cost proposal contains an expense(s) 

that is not allocable, allowable, and/or 

reasonable, they will inform the Grant 

Officer and he/she may request a 

revision to the application. 

The Government reserves the right to 

ask the applicant for clarification on any 

aspect of the cooperative agreement 

application. The Grant Officer may 

consult with Department of Labor staff 

on any potential awardee(s) concerns. 

The Grant Officer’s determination for 

award under this solicitation is the final 

agency action. 

Anticipated Announcement and Award 

Dates 

Announcement of this award is 

expected to occur by June 20, 2007. The 

cooperative agreement(s) will be 

awarded by no later than July 1, 2007. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices 

A. The Notice of Award signed by the 

Grant Officer is the authorizing 

document and will be provided through 

postal mail and/or by electronic means 

to the authorized representative listed 

on the SF–424 Application for Federal 

Assistance. Notice that an organization 

has been selected as an award recipient 

does not constitute final approval of the 

application and budget as submitted. 

Before the actual cooperative agreement 

award, the Grant Officer and/or the 

Grant Officer’s Technical Representative 

may enter into negotiations concerning 

such items as program components, 

funding levels, and administrative 

systems. If the negotiations do not result 

in an acceptable submittal, the Grant 

Officer reserves the right to terminate 

the negotiation and decline to fund the 

proposal. 

B. A post-award conference will be 

held within forty-five (45) days of the 

cooperative agreement award(s) in 

Washington, DC with the USDOL–VETS 

Grant Officer Technical Representative. 

The associated travel costs for this one 

(1) day meeting is to be included as a 

part of the applicant’s budget proposal. 

Both program and administrative 

matters will be reviewed and discussed. 

Successful cooperative agreement 

awardee(s) are required to budget and 

plan to attend the post-award 

conference for all grantees awarded PY 

2007 HVRP funds through another 

competition under SGA #07–07 and for 

those HVRP grantees awarded second 

and third optional year funding. The 

applicant(s) awarded a cooperative 

agreement to assist the USDOL–VETS in 

developing and maintaining the 

National Technical Assistance Center 

for HVRP purposes must attend and 

participate in the National HVRP PostAward Training Conference that is 

expected to be held in August 2007. The 

site of the National HVRP Post-Award 

Training Conference has not yet been 

determined, however, for planning and 

budgeting purposes, applicants should 

allot four (4) days and use Denver, CO 

as the potential conference site. The 

successful awardee(s) are to propose a 

plan to develop and deliver specific 

training, with prior USDOL–VETS 

approval, at the National HVRP PostAward Training Conference. Costs 

associated with attending this 

conference for up to three (3) awardee 

representatives will be allowed as long 

as they are incurred in accordance with 

Federal travel regulations. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

All awardee(s) must comply with the 

provisions of Title 38 U.S.C. and its 

regulations, as applicable. 

A. Administrative Program 

Requirements 

All awardee(s), including faith-based 

organizations, will be subject to 

applicable Federal laws (including 

provisions of appropriations law), 

regulations, and the applicable Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circulars. The successful awardee(s) 

under this Solicitation for a Cooperative 

Agreement will be subject to the 

following administrative standards and 

provisions, if applicable: 

• 29 CFR part 2—General 

Participation in Department of Labor 

Programs by Faith-Based and 

Community Organizations; Equal 

Treatment of All Department of Labor 

Program Participants and Beneficiaries. 

• 29 CFR part 30—Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship and 

Training. 

• 29 CFR part 31—Nondiscrimination 

in Federally Assisted Programs of the 

Department of Labor—Effectuation of 

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

• 29 CFR part 32—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or 

Activities Receiving Federal Financial 

Assistance. 

• 29 CFR part 33—Enforcement of 

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Handicap in Programs or Activities 

Conducted by the Department of Labor. 

• 29 CFR part 35—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Age in Programs and 

Activities Receiving Federal Financial 

Assistance from the Department of 

Labor. 

• 29 CFR part 36—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Sex in Education 

Programs or Activities Receiving 

Federal Assistance. 

• 29 CFR part 37—Implementation of 

the Nondiscrimination and Equal 

Opportunity Provisions of the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 

• 29 CFR part 93—New Restrictions 

on Lobbying. 

• 29 CFR part 94—Government-wide 

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 

(Financial Assistance). 

• 29 CFR part 95—Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of Higher 

Education, Hospitals, and other NonProfit Organizations, and with 

Commercial Organizations. 

• 29 CFR part 96—Audit 

Requirements for Grants, Contracts and 

Other Agreements. 

• 29 CFR part 98—Government-wide 

Debarment and Suspension (Non 

procurement). 

• 29 CFR part 99lAudit of States, 

Local Governments, and Non-Profit 

Organizations. 

• Applicable cost principles and 

audit requirements under OMB 

Circulars A–21, A–87, A–110, A–122, 

A–133, and 48 CFR part 31. 

• In accordance with Section 18 of 

the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–65 (2 U.S.C. 1611), nonprofit entities incorporated under 

501(c)(4) that engage in lobbying 

activities are not eligible to received 

Federal funds and grants. 

• 38 U.S.C. 4215—Requirements for 

priority of service for veterans in all 

Department of Labor training programs. 

3. Reporting and Monitoring—

USDOL–VETS is responsible for 

ensuring the effective implementation of 

this Cooperative Agreement, in 

accordance with the provisions of this 

announcement and the terms of the 

Cooperative Agreement award 

document. The awardee(s) must fully 

cooperate with USDOL–VETS staff 

while they conduct periodic on-site 

project reviews. Reviews will focus on 

timely project implementation, 

performance in meeting the Cooperative 

Agreement’s objectives, tasks and 

responsibilities, expenditure of funds on 

allowable activities, and overall 

administration of project activities. The 

awardee(s) must agree to fully cooperate 

with monitoring personnel and make 

available performance and financial 

records on all parts of project activity, 

including participant employment and 

wage data, and to provide access to 

personnel, as specified by the Grant 

Officer Technical Representative. 

The awardee(s) will be required to 

submit periodic financial and 

programmatic accomplishment reports 

to their respective Grant Officer 

Technical Representative (GOTR) as 

described below: 

A. Quarterly Financial Reports 

No later than 30 days after the end of 

each Federal fiscal quarter (October 

30th, January 30th, April 30th, and July 

30th) the awardee(s) must report 

outlays, program income, and other 

financial information on a Federal fiscal 

quarterly basis using SF–269, Financial 

Status Report, and submit a copy of the 

HHS/PMS 272 draw down report to 

their GOTR. These required quarterly 

financial reports must cite the assigned 

grant number and be electronically 

submitted to the Department of Labor’s 

E-Grants Reporting System. 

B. Quarterly Program Reports 

No later than 30 days after the end of 

each Federal fiscal quarter (October 

30th, January 30th, April 30th, and July 

30th) awardee(s) must submit a 

Quarterly Technical Narrative 

Performance Report to the GOTR that 

contains the following: 

(1) A comprehensive description of 

actual technical assistance and 

employer outreach activities conducted 

and the status of progress on identifying 

and drafting twenty (20) HVRP grantee 

best practices as compared to the 

planned goals for the reporting period; 

(2) An explanation for variances of 

plus or minus 15% of planned program 

and/or expenditure goals, to include: 

Identification of corrective action that 

will be taken to meet the planned goals, 

if required; and a timetable for 

accomplishment of the corrective 

action. 

These quarterly technical 

performance reports must cite the 

assigned grant number and may be 

submitted to the GOTR electronically 

via e-mail. 

C. 90-Day Final Report 

An outline of the final report is due 

to the GOTR forty-five (45) days prior to 

the expiration of the cooperative 

agreement (May 15th) before the 

expiration of the (each) period of 

performance. No later than 120 days 

after the (each) period of performance 

(October 30th), the awardee(s) must 

submit a final narrative technical 

performance report to their Grant 

Officer Technical Representative 

showing results and performance as of 

the 90th day after the award period, and 

containing the following: 

(1) Final Financial Status Report SF–

269 data entered into the Department of 

Labor’s E-grants reporting system (that 

zeros out all unliquidated obligations); 

and 

(2) Final Technical Performance 

Report that describes the outcomes, 

technical assistance provided, employer 

outreach activities conducted as 

compared to the planned activities, the 

final twenty (20) HVRP grantee best 

practices document in Word or .pdf 

format (if not provided earlier), and a 

narrative description of the overall 

activities performed, lessons learned, 

and recommendations for programmatic 

improvement(s). 

The final financial and technical 

performance reports must cite the 

assigned grant number and may be 

submitted to the Grant Officer Technical 

Representative electronically via e-mail. 

Agency Contact: All questions 

regarding this solicitation should be 

directed to Cassandra Mitchell, e-mail 

address: mitchell.cassandra_dol.gov, at 

telephone number: (202) 693–4570 (note 

this is not a toll-free number). To obtain 

further information on the Homeless 

Veterans’ Reintegration Program of the 

U.S. Department of Labor, visit the 

USDOL–VETS Web site at http:// 

www.dol.gov/vets. Individuals with 

hearing impairments may call 1–800–

670–7008 (TTY/TDD). 

VII. Other Information 

A. Acknowledgement of USDOL 

Funding 

1. Printed Materials: In all 

circumstances, the following must be 

displayed on printed materials prepared 

by the awardee(s) while in receipt of 

USDOL funding: ‘‘Preparation of this 

item was funded by the United States 

Department of Labor under Grant No. 

[insert the appropriate grant number].’’

• All printed materials must also 

include the following notice: ‘‘This 

document does not necessarily reflect 

the views or policies of the U.S. 

Department of Labor, nor does mention 

of trade names, commercial products, or 

organizations imply endorsement by the 

U.S. Government.’’

2. Public references to cooperative 

agreement award(s): When issuing 

statements, press releases, requests for 

proposals, bid solicitations, and other 

documents describing projects or 

programs funded in whole or in part 

with Federal money, all awardees 

receiving Federal funds must clearly 

state: 

• The percentage of the total costs of 

the program or project, which will be 

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• The dollar amount of Federal 

financial assistance for the project or 

program; and 

• The percentage and dollar amount 

of the total costs of the project or 

program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. 

B. Use of USDOL Logo: In 

consultation with USDOL, VETS, the 

awardee(s) must acknowledge USDOL’s 

role as described below: 

• The USDOL logo may be applied to 

USDOL-funded material prepared for 

distribution, including posters, videos, 

pamphlets, research documents, 

national survey results, impact 

evaluations, best practice reports, and 

other publications of global interest. The 

awardee(s) must consult with USDOL 

on whether the logo may be used on any 

such items prior to final draft or final 

preparation for distribution. In no event 

will the USDOL logo be placed on any 

item until USDOL has given the 

awardee(s) permission to use the logo 

on the item. 

• All documents must include the 

following notice: ‘‘This documentation 

does not necessarily reflect the views or 

policies of the U.S. Department of 

Labor, nor does mention of trade names, 

commercial products, or organizations 

imply endorsement by the U.S. 

Government.’’

C. OMB Information Collection No. 

1205–0458, Expires September 30, 2009. 

According to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, no persons are required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless such collection displays a valid 

OMB control number. Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 20 hours per 

response, including time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Send comments regarding the burden 

estimated or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including 

suggestions for reducing this burden, to 

the U.S. Department of Labor, to the 

attention of Cassandra Mitchell, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–

4307, Washington, DC 20210. 

This information is being collected for 

the purpose of awarding a grant. The 

information collected through this 

‘‘Solicitation for Grant Applications’’

will be used by the Department of Labor 

to ensure that grants are awarded to the 

applicant best suited to perform the 

functions of the grant. Submission of 

this information is required in order for 

the applicant to be considered for award 

of this grant. Unless otherwise 

specifically noted in this 

announcement, information submitted 

in the respondent’s application is not 

considered to be confidential. 

Resources for the Applicant: The 

Department of Labor maintains a 

number of Web-based resources that 

may be of assistance to applicants. The 

Web page for the USDOL–VETS at 

http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/ 

main.htm is a valuable source of 

information including the program 

highlights and brochures, glossary of 

terms, frequently used acronyms, 

general and special provisions, power 

point presentations on how to apply for 

HVRP funding, On-Site Monitoring 

Visits, etc. The Interagency Council on 

Homeless at Web page http:// 

www.ich.gov has information from 

various departments that assist 

homeless persons including updated 

information on local community ten 

(10) year plans to end homelessness and 

continuum of care plans. Applicants 

may also review ‘‘VETS’ Guide to 

Competitive and Discretionary Grants’’

located at Web page http://www.dol.gov/ 

vets/grants/Final_VETS_Guidelinked.pdf. For a basic understanding of 

the application process and basic 

responsibilities of receiving Federal 

funds, please see ‘‘Guidance for FaithBased and Community Organizations on 

Partnering with the Federal 

Government’’ at Web pages http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci 

and http://www.dol.gov/cfbci. 

Appendices: (Located on U.S. 

Department of Labor, Veterans’

Employment and Training Service Web 

page http://www.dol.gov/vets follow 

link for the applicable solicitation listed 

under announcements). 

Appendix A: Application for Federal 

Assistance SF–424. 

Appendix B: Budget Information Sheet 

SF–424A. 

Appendix C: Assurances and 

Certifications Signature Page. 

Appendix D: Direct Cost Descriptions 

for Applicants and Sub-Applicants. 

Appendix E: Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants. 

Lisa Harvey, 

Grant Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7027 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–79–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

Urban and Non-Urban Homeless 

Veterans’ Reintegration Program 

(HVRP) Grants for Program Year (PY) 

2007 Solicitation for Grant 

Applications #07–07, Period of 

Performance Is PY 2007, July 1, 2007 

Through June 30, 2008; Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance #17.805 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

DATES: Applications are due on May 14, 

2007. 

SUMMARY: (Applicants For Grant Funds 

Should Read This Notice In Its Entirety): 

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service (VETS), announces a grant 

competition under 38 U.S.C. Section 

2021, as added by Section 5 of Public 

Law 107–95, the Homeless Veterans 

Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 

(HVCAA). Section 2021 requires the 

Secretary of Labor to conduct, directly 

or through grant or contract, such 

programs as the Secretary determines 

appropriate to expedite the reintegration 

of homeless veterans into the labor 

force. 

Both Urban and Non-Urban areas 

serving homeless veterans will be 

considered for funding under this HVRP 

solicitation. Urban areas are those that 

serve a high concentration of homeless 

veterans in the metropolitan areas of the 

75 U.S. cities largest in population and 

the metropolitan area of San Juan, 

Puerto Rico, and are listed in Appendix 

G. Non-Urban areas are those areas that 

serve homeless veterans that are not 

listed on Appendix G. Applicants must 

indicate whether they are applying for 

an Urban or Non-Urban grant award on 

their grant application. 

HVRP grants are intended to address 

two objectives: (1) To provide services 

to assist in reintegrating homeless 

veterans into meaningful employment 

within the labor force, and (2) to 

stimulate the development of effective 

service delivery systems that will 

address the complex problems facing 

homeless veterans. Successful 

applicants will design programs that 

assist eligible veterans by providing job 

placement services, job training, 

counseling, supportive services, and 

other assistance to expedite the 

reintegration of homeless veterans into 

the labor force. Successful programs 

will also be designed to be flexible in 

addressing the universal as well as the 


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